22 June 2000 Mr. Raymond DeLong Mr. Alan Ross TRW Space & Electronic Group Mr. Stuart S. Haber Dr. Joseph Stregack Schafer Corporation 1901 North Fort Myer Drive Arlington, VA 22209 Subject:   THEL ACTD Program Dear Dr. Stregack, On June 6 the THEL team achieved a very significant milestone, a successful intercept and shoot-down of a Katyusha rocket at HELSTF. "We've just turned science fiction into reality," said Lt. Gen. John Costello, commanding General, U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command. "This compelling demonstration of THEL's defensive capabilities proves that directed energy weapon systems have the potential to play a significant role in defending U.S. national security interests worldwide." "This shoot-down is an exciting and very important development for the people of Israel," said Major General Dr. Isaac Ben-Israel, Director of MAFAT, Israel Ministry of Defense. "With this success, THEL/ACTD has taken the crucial first step to help protect the communities along our northern border against the kind of devastating rocket attacks we've suffered recently." TRW would like to express its sincere appreciation to you and the Schafer personnel who provided engineering support for THEL ACTD program. Their dedication and talent expended in supporting the program has played an important part in the successful performance of the THEL system to date. We hope you will express our thanks personally to all of the employees who contributed to providing engineering support for THEL ACTD. We anticipate the successful outcome of the remaining test phase of the program and hope that you all will take pride in the endeavor to which we jointly contributed. Sincerely, Raymond Delong Program Manager, THEL ACTD Alan Ross Subcontracts Manager, THEL ACTD